Child Baptism Not Supported in Scripture or Consistent with Character of God — Wilford Woodruff (March 20, 1842)
. . . the doctrin of Baptizing Children or sprinkling them or they must welter in Hell is a doctrin not true not supported in Holy writ & is not consistant with the character of god The moment that children leave this world they are taken to the bosom of Abraham
Discourse, 20 March 1842, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff, p. 135, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Child Baptism Not Supported in Scripture or Consistent with Character of God — Times & Seasons (April 15, 1842)
. . . the doctrine of Baptizing children, or sprinkling them, or they must welter in hell is a doctrine not true, not supported in Holy writ, and is not consistent with the character of God. All children are redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ, and the moment that children leave this world they are taken to the bosom of Abraham.
Times and Seasons, 15 April 1842, p. 751, The Joseph Smith Papers.
Children Do Not Need a Remission of Sins — Willard Richards (July 9, 1843)
“Do you believe in the baptism of infants.”? says the presbyterian.— No.— “why”. because it is no where written in the book circumcision is not Baptism. Baptism is for remission of sins.— childrn have no sins
Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843, p. 303, The Joseph Smith Papers.
